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Old 22nd March 2012 | 16:13
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ABZ777
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Predicting en-route winds

Hello,

I am just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for an alternative method/website or data source that they use for forecasting en-route winds for the completion of a VFR navigation plog.

I currently use the Met Office F214 spot wind charts for deciding on the en-route wind for legs/whole flight as required - and it often tends to be slightly ambitions in terms of wind speed resulting in a lot of drift

I am just wondering whether there is a more accurate or improved way of getting en-route wind data for plogs?
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